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| Entertainment | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Chat |
| Services | Chat |
| URL | chat-avenue.com |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | June 7, 2000; 21 years ago[1] |
| Current status | Active |
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Chat Avenue is a website registered in 2000, making it one of the web's oldest chat rooms. The site receives over six million visitors a month, according to SimilarWeb.[2] A total of 20 chat rooms are available. Originally launched with DigiChat software based on Java, it was subsequently changed and built with 123 Flash Chat, an Adobe Flash-based software for in-browser chat rooms in October 2005.[3] In 2018, new PHP software was added to the website due to browser restrictions and the upcoming end-of-life announcement by Flash.[4][5] In 2021, new chat software was added enabling user support of a webcam.[6] The chat rooms are administered by volunteer moderators and administrators.
Use of platform by law enforcement[edit]
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Some chat rooms within the site, which target younger audiences, are known to be used by law enforcement to catch online predators.
On September 18, 2018, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced the arrests of 24 alleged child predators in “Operation Open House,” a multi-agency undercover operation targeting men who allegedly were using social media in an attempt to lure underage girls and boys for sexual activity. Chat Avenue was among the social media and messaging apps named to have allegedly been used by the child predators.[7]
In February 2021, Channel 4 released a television series documenting a specialist covert police unit tracking sexual predators online. Chat Avenue was the platform used by the police officers and among the social media platforms featured abundantly in the first episode of the series.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^'chat-avenue.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools'. WHOIS. 2000. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^'Chat-avenue.com May 2021 Overview'. SimilarWeb. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^'Free Chat Rooms for Everyone - #1 Chat Avenue'. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2005-10-28.
- ^'Adobe Flash Player EOL General Information Page'. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^'#1 Chat Avenue - About Us'. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^'#1 Chat Avenue Blog - Webcam Support'. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^'AG Grewal Announces Arrests of 24 Men in 'Operation Open House''. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^'Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles'. Retrieved 2021-06-19.